The Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival week began Tuesday, July 12 and continues this weekend.
Illstyle & Peace Productions, a multicultural dance company offering an eclectic mix of dance and performance disciplines including tap, ballet, house dancing, breaking, DJing and Beatboxing, performs Friday, July 15.
Illstyle & Peace Productions is This Philadelphia based dance troupe has created a new style of hip hop that they use as a vehicle to inspire hope and bring about positive change in people’s lives.
On Saturday, July 16, come experience fast paced and touching O Sole Trio performing a classical crossover ”Pavoratti to Pop!” A vibrant, New York based, musical ensemble featuring the lush voices of soprano Erin Shields, baritone Giuseppe Spoletini along with the versatile and virtuosic David Shenton on piano and violin.
O Sole Trio takes you on a musical journey, revealing how Italian Americans influenced the American popular music scene throughout the decades. This program showcases a cornucopia of beloved Italian opera arias, Neapolitan songs as well as jazz and pop standards made popular by such singers as Louis Prima, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Connie Francis and Andrea Bocelli.
Swingtime Big Band will end week 4 on Sunday, July 17 with a 20-piece authentic swing band comprised of master interpreters of music from the Swing Era (mid-1930s through early 1950s), and offers an authentic music experience that you can’t find anywhere else!
Performing original arrangements of Big Band Classics from the Great American Songbook, this ensemble brings to life both the style and the spirit of this music for 21st century audiences to experience in living color.
All performances during the Summer Arts Festival are free and held on the Chapin Rainbow Stage in Heckscher Park, Huntington. All performances begin at 8:30 p.m. The festival runs through August 14.
The Summer Arts Festival is produced by the Town of Huntington and presented by the Huntington Arts Council. Canon U.S.A. is a presenting sponsor. Additional support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts and the County of Suffolk.
For more information and to download a full calendar of the Festival performances go to www.huntingtonarts.org or call 631-271-8423.
